Improved toilet-mirror



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GEORGE H. OEINNOOIC, OF NEW YORK, NY.

Letters Patent Noh94,712,dated September 14, 1869.

IMPROVED TOILET-IIVIIIRROR.

'I'he Schedule referred to 'n these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom t mag; concern Be it known that I, GEORGE H. GIEIINNOCK, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Toilet-Mirror, and I do hereby deelare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same," reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a sectional view.

Figure 2 is a view in detail of devices connecting mirror with post or pillar of stand.

Like letters in both figures of the drawings indicate like parts.

My invention consists of a toilet-mirror, adj ustable and selt' holding at any angle or position desired, without the use of set-screws, as heretofore required, by means of the friction of spring-plates, so arranged and attached eentrally to the back of the mirror as to embrace the projecting arm of a cap having 'a swivelmotion on the post or pillar of the stand, by which the mirrormay be turned around without turning the stand, the said arm being pivoted eccentrically to the springpates. A

I construct my toilet-mirror as follows:

.d is'the cap, provided with the projecting arm et, and fitting over a head-piece, l, resting on the top of the post B of the stand, and secured thereto by a pivot-sorew, 0, so that it will have a swivel-motion thereon.

G 0 are fiat steel spring-plates, having angular ends embracing the projecting arm a which, having a curved or semicircularly-Shaped head, is attached eccentrically thereto by a pivot, d, the mirror turning on this pivot, the springs being attached centrally to the back of the mirror D by sorews, in such a manner as that they will press upon the Sides Of the arm, and cause suflicient 'riction to hold the mirror when adjusted at the point desired.

The object of pivoting the arm ccoentrically to the spring-plates is, that as the mirror is placed in or nearly in a horizontal position, the friction of the springs on the sides of the arro will not be so great, because the Springs present less surface for friction at that point than when the mirror is turned down toward a perpendionlar position; hence, as the angle of the mirror is increased from the former to the latter position the greater will be the friction, and. the more tightly Will the mirror be held.

But sufficient friction may be obtained from a simpl'e pressure of the springs on the Sides of the arm, without attaching the alan eccentrically, but concen trically. In that case the friction of the springs would be uniform, whether the angle of the mirror be greater or less, but the mirror would not be so tightly held as in the other case, where the friction is greater at one point than at another, therefore it may be found desirable to pivot the arm eccentrically. In that event, I contemplate using either method, as above described, as I may deem most practicable.

It is obvious that this feature of holding the mirror by friction can be done with the projecting arm of' the cap attached rigidly to the top of the post of the stand, therefore I do not intend to limit this feature to an arm having a swivel-Inotion thercon, but contemplate using the arnteither way, as above described, the only difference being, the inconvenience of turning the stand is avoided by the swivel-m'otion of the arm.

It will be seen that 110 set-screws are used, as required in most of toilet-mirrors, in which, every time the mirror is to be adjusted, one hand is needed to hold' the mirror while the other is adjusting the screws.

This inconvenience-is obviated by-dispensing with set-sorews, and simply giving the mirror a Slight push With the hand, when ,the same Will be adjustedand held at the point desired by means of friction, as described, thus rendering the mirror more simple, and less expensive in cost of construction.

Having thus fully described illy invention,

What 1 claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The toilet-mirror, adjustable by means of Springs C 0, in combination with the projecting arm of the cap A, having a swivel-motion on the post of the stand, substantially as described.

GEO. H. OIEIINNOOK.

Witnesses:

J. 1 OLBISTEAD, JACOB F. HENRY. 

